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frontoparietal

American  
[fruhn-toh-puh-rahy-i-tl] / ˌfrʌn toʊ pəˈraɪ ɪ tl /

adjective

Anatomy.
  1. of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.

  2. of or relating to the frontal and parietal lobes of a cerebral hemisphere.


Etymology

Origin of frontoparietal

First recorded in 1870–75; fronto- + parietal

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The new research extended those findings by examining how adaptable the frontoparietal cortex is.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

"It's like where other areas of the brain don't have all the information, so they send what they have to the frontoparietal cortex for guidance," Hwang explains.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

In this illustration, colored areas identify frontoparietal regions that track uncertainty as participants encounter changes in associations they had previously learned.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

University of Iowa researchers have provided new insight into the brain's information hub, known as the frontoparietal cortex.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

The holotype is a juvenile female and as is the case in the juveniles of nearly all leptodactylids, a frontoparietal fontanelle is present.

From A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope by John D. Lynch

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